# DORA Metrics

## Definition
DORA (DevOps Research and Assessment) metrics are four key performance indicators established by the DevOps Research and Assessment team to measure and benchmark DevOps performance.

## The Four Keys

| Metric | Description | Elite Performance |
|--------|-------------|------------------|
| **Deployment Frequency** | How often code is deployed to production | On-demand (multiple deploys per day) |
| **Lead Time for Changes** | Time from code commit to production | Less than one hour |
| **Change Failure Rate** | Percentage of deployments causing failures | 0-15% |
| **Mean Time to Recovery (MTTR)** | Time to restore service after a failure | Less than one hour |

## Usage in DevOps Maturity Assessment
DORA metrics are a core component of DevOps maturity evaluation, providing quantifiable measures of an organization's DevOps performance. High-performing organizations typically deploy on-demand, have short lead times, low change failure rates, and rapid recovery times.

## Extended Metrics from DevOps Maturity Model

Beyond the four core DORA metrics, the DevOps Maturity Model (Bacancy) identifies additional operational metrics:

| Metric | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| **Time-To-Market** | Period from initial concept to product launch |
| **Code Deployment Success Rate** | Proportion of successful deployments |
| **Rollback Rate** | Proportion of deployments that are reverted |
| **Error Budget** | Permissible rate of errors and failures in production |
| **Availability** | Time the system remains operational and accessible |
| **Scalability** | System's ability to manage increased load |
| **Time-in-stage** | Average duration to complete each development phase |
| **Code Review Feedback Loop Time** | Time to receive and act on code review feedback |

## Sources
- [[sources/cloud-devop-maturity-guideline.md]]
- [[sources/devops-maturity-model-from-traditional-it-to-advanced-devops.md]]

## Related Concepts
- [[concepts/DevOps-Maturity]]
- [[concepts/CI-CD-Pipeline]]
- [[concepts/Lead-Time]]
- [[concepts/Time-to-Market]]
- [[concepts/Change-Failure-Rate]]
- [[concepts/MTTR]]
- [[concepts/MTTD]]
- [[concepts/MTTA]]
- [[concepts/Error-Budget]]
- [[concepts/Rollback-Rate]]
- [[concepts/Availability]]
- [[concepts/Scalability]]

## Ingested
- Date: 2026-04-21
- Date: 2026-04-24 (added extended metrics)